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Violent Protests, Looting Rock Philadelphia For Second Consecutive Day

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Violent Protests, Looting Rock Philadelphia For Second Consecutive Day
Violent Protests, Looting Rock Philadelphia For Second Consecutive Day
Joe Holden reports.

JUSTICE IN THE WAKE OF AAMINNESOTA MAN'S DEATH WHILE INLEASE CUSTODY.HELLO EVERYONE I'M UKEEWASHINGTON.CITY WIDE CURFEW IS IN EFFECTUNTIL 6 A.M.

AND ALLBUSINESSES IN PHILADELPHIAHAVE BEEN ORDERED TO SHUTDOWN.SEPTA STOPPED ALL SERVICEUNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.SO HOW DO WE GET HERE.IT'S BEEN A SECOND STRAIGHTDAY OF DESTRUCTION AFTER APEACEFUL PROTEST FOLDAECHBLING GEORGE FLOYD INMINNEAPOLIS TOOK A VIOLENTTURN.OFFICERS INJURED PROPERTYDESTROYED AND LIVELY HOODSHATTERED.NATIONAL GUARD IS CALLED IN TOHELP.JOE HOLDEN HAS MORE OF THESTATE OF THE CITY AND WHAT'SDONE TO RESTORE ORDER.DAY TWO OF VIOLENCE CHAOSAND DISORDER ON PHILADELPHIASTREETS HE EP ATTACHING THECITY POLICE FORCE.HIGH RANKING DEPARTMENTSOURCES TELL CBS3 INCONCERNSING TON AND NORTHPHILADELPHIA LUDERS OVERPOWERED LAW ENFORCEMENTABILITY TO RESPOND.THE CITY IN SUNDAY EVENINGNEWS CONFERENCE CONFIRMEDOFFICERS WERE OUTNUMBERED.OUR OFFICERS ARE GOING TOTAKE IN MIND THEIR OWNPERSONAL SAFETY TO RESPOND TOTHESE ISSUES AND OBVIOUSLYTHEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON THELINED EVERY DAY AND THEY'LL DOIT IN A SMART DAY.BY NO MEANS WAS ENFORCEMENTLAX LAST NIGHT IT WAS AMARRIED OF MANPOWER.POLICE GOT UPPER HAND ALONGBUSINESS CORRIDORS NEAR TEMPLEHOSPITAL.GERMANTOWN AVENUE STOREFRONTSWERE DEPENNSYLVANIALESSAGAINST EARLIER MOBS OFPEOPLE.WE COULD NOT TAKE EVERYOFFICER OUT OF EVERY DISTRICTIN CITY AND SEND THEN THEM TOA STORE LUDED WITHOUT DISTRICTIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.IT'S THE NATIONAL GUARD ISEXPECTED AS PHILADELPHIA IS INCRITICAL CONDITION.NUMBER OF OFFICERS INJURED ISON THE RISE.POLICE SPOKESPERSON SAID LATESUNDAY NIGHT THEY WERE WORKINGTO IDENTIFY THOSE ARRESTED ANDREVEAL WHERE THEY'RE FROMFURTHER AUTHORIZATION TORELEASE THAT INFORMATION WOULDHAVE TO COME FROM THE DISTRICTATTORNEY'S OFFICE HE SAID.OUTSIDE POLICEHEADQUARTERS EARLIER A CAMERSHOW OF DISAGREEMENT.PEOPLE CHAPTERED THE NAMEGEORGE FLOYD AND I CANNOTBREATHE A PHRASE THAT SUDDENLYBECAME A RALLY CRY OF THOSELOOKING FOR SUBSTANTIVEDIALOGUE WITH LEADERS.PEOPLE ARE ANGRY.PEOPLE ARE ANGRY WITH THERACIAL DISCRIMINATION GOING ONIN THIS COMMUNITY AND IT'SGONE ON A LONG TIME AND IN THEWORKPLACE AND WITH NEIGHBORS

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